Dexter Gordon
Tenor Sax Solo on
Watermelon Man

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Dexter Gordon's tenor sax solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Freddie Hubbard's trumpet and before Herbie Hancock's closing piano statement. Spanning three choruses of the 16-bar Blues form at a moderate 128 BPM with a straight feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:30. Dexter Gordon follows with three choruses of tenor saxophone, his improvisational choices here diverging from the master take in ways that reveal his spontaneous creative process. Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1962 recording.

Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time.